Resistant infections
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- Publication date
- 2009
- Topics
- Drug resistance, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Drug resistance, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Infektionssjukdomar, Antibiotika, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Communicable Diseases, Emerging
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- Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press
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- English
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200 pages ; 23 cm
Authors present differing opinions on whether resistant infections are a serious problem, whether drug-resistant infections are the result of the agricultural use of antibiotics, whether drug companies are at fault for not developing better antibacterial drugs, and how can the problems be remedied
Includes bibliographical references and index
How serious is the problem of resistant infections? Chapter overview / Teddi Dineley Johnson ; Antibiotic-resistant infections are an epidemic in the United States and worldwide / Brad Spellberg [and others] ; Resistant infections in hospitals kill 90,000 each year in the United States / Arthur Allen ; Resistant infections can be deadly even outside health care facilities / Alison Young ; U.S. deaths from staph infections may exceed the number of deaths from AIDS / The Associated Press ; Drug-resistant staph infections are on the rise in American schools / Natasha Lindstrom ; Resistant infections could be a huge problem in the event of a pandemic / Anthony L. Kimery ; Animals also are at risk of developing resistant infections / Christie Keith -- Are drug-resistant infections the result of agricultural use of antibiotics? Seventy percent of antibiotic drugs are used in agriculture / Keep Antibiotics Working ; Transmission of resistant bacteria from agriculture may be greater than that from hospitals / David L. Smith, Jonathan Dushoff, and J. Glenn Morris ; The use of antibiotics in food animals may be the main source of resistance in food-borne pathogens / Union of Concerned Scientists ; The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ensures the safe use of antibiotics in animal agriculture / Gary Weber ; A link between agricultural use of antibiotics and resistant infections has not been proven / Dale W. Rozeboom, Barbara E. Straw, Hui Li, and David K. Beede ; There must be more study of the risk to public health from agricultural use of antibiotics / Scott A. McEwen -- Are drug companies at fault for not developing better antibacterial drugs? The major drug companies are no longer researching antibacterial drugs / Guy Charron ; Drug industry economics are at the root of the resistant infection problem / Sabin Russell ; Drug companies promote the overuse of antibiotic drugs / Joel Fuhrman ; Drug companies are leading the fight against resistant infections / Billy Tauzin ; Drug companies have few financial incentives to produce antibacterial drugs / Paul Gigot ; Smaller drug companies are still doing antibiotic research / Andriy Luzhetskyy, Stefan Pelzer, and Andreas Bechthold ; The nontherapeutic use of antibiotics in food animal production should be banned / Jay P. Graham ; Policies must be implemented to prolong the effectiveness of antibiotic drugs / Gary Feuerberg ; Hospitals must carefully manage their antibiotic prescriptions / Laura Landro ; The government must create economic and regulatory incentives for drug companies to develop new antibiotics / Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News ; Bold initiatives outside the drug industry are needed to address the crisis of resistant infections / New York-Presbyterian Hospital ; The public and private sectors need to support pro-research legislation / David Fleming and Jeffrey S. Duchin ; New approaches are needed to combat drug-resistant bacteria / Sean S. Kardar
Authors present differing opinions on whether resistant infections are a serious problem, whether drug-resistant infections are the result of the agricultural use of antibiotics, whether drug companies are at fault for not developing better antibacterial drugs, and how can the problems be remedied
Includes bibliographical references and index
How serious is the problem of resistant infections? Chapter overview / Teddi Dineley Johnson ; Antibiotic-resistant infections are an epidemic in the United States and worldwide / Brad Spellberg [and others] ; Resistant infections in hospitals kill 90,000 each year in the United States / Arthur Allen ; Resistant infections can be deadly even outside health care facilities / Alison Young ; U.S. deaths from staph infections may exceed the number of deaths from AIDS / The Associated Press ; Drug-resistant staph infections are on the rise in American schools / Natasha Lindstrom ; Resistant infections could be a huge problem in the event of a pandemic / Anthony L. Kimery ; Animals also are at risk of developing resistant infections / Christie Keith -- Are drug-resistant infections the result of agricultural use of antibiotics? Seventy percent of antibiotic drugs are used in agriculture / Keep Antibiotics Working ; Transmission of resistant bacteria from agriculture may be greater than that from hospitals / David L. Smith, Jonathan Dushoff, and J. Glenn Morris ; The use of antibiotics in food animals may be the main source of resistance in food-borne pathogens / Union of Concerned Scientists ; The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ensures the safe use of antibiotics in animal agriculture / Gary Weber ; A link between agricultural use of antibiotics and resistant infections has not been proven / Dale W. Rozeboom, Barbara E. Straw, Hui Li, and David K. Beede ; There must be more study of the risk to public health from agricultural use of antibiotics / Scott A. McEwen -- Are drug companies at fault for not developing better antibacterial drugs? The major drug companies are no longer researching antibacterial drugs / Guy Charron ; Drug industry economics are at the root of the resistant infection problem / Sabin Russell ; Drug companies promote the overuse of antibiotic drugs / Joel Fuhrman ; Drug companies are leading the fight against resistant infections / Billy Tauzin ; Drug companies have few financial incentives to produce antibacterial drugs / Paul Gigot ; Smaller drug companies are still doing antibiotic research / Andriy Luzhetskyy, Stefan Pelzer, and Andreas Bechthold ; The nontherapeutic use of antibiotics in food animal production should be banned / Jay P. Graham ; Policies must be implemented to prolong the effectiveness of antibiotic drugs / Gary Feuerberg ; Hospitals must carefully manage their antibiotic prescriptions / Laura Landro ; The government must create economic and regulatory incentives for drug companies to develop new antibiotics / Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News ; Bold initiatives outside the drug industry are needed to address the crisis of resistant infections / New York-Presbyterian Hospital ; The public and private sectors need to support pro-research legislation / David Fleming and Jeffrey S. Duchin ; New approaches are needed to combat drug-resistant bacteria / Sean S. Kardar
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